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Thursday, 30 April 2015

Don't wait for a superhero

If you
would like to stitch your own superhero, click on the picture below. Save it to
your computer. On my computer, I do this by right clicking and choosing "Save picture as".

Print it
out and trace the shape and words onto tracing paper or directly onto light
fabric. Do notice that the words and image are crammed together to fit onto one
page. My quilt is free motion embroidered using “Quilt & tear on a roll” (old roll; looks like it may not be available anymore).
For you Norwegians, this is very similar to matpapir.

Make a
sandwich by layering top, batting and backing. The wind-effect is made by stitching
curvy lines all over the sandwich before doing the embroidery.

Pin the
paper on top of the sandwich if you are using paper. Stitch by hand or sewing
machine. Remove the paper carefully; tweezers are quite handy for those tiny
little pieces. Add another round of stitching or two depending on which thread
you have been using.

I absolutely love your SuperHero quilt Nina Lise, thanks for sharing your pattern and technique. I am just getting into freehand sewing on my old machine and although I don't have the proper foot, find that the darning setting gives me similar results. I'm still learning and practicing but am really enjoying it. Who knows, one day I may be able to attempt something like your fabulous quilt!

welcome

to my tiny little piece of the Internet; I hope you'll enjoy your stay! Leave a comment if you like; I would love to hear from you. You'll find my patterns and tutorial tabs on the top of the page.All material is copyrighted.

so who am I?

My name is Nina Lise and I live in Norway where I share my life with my (incredible patient) husband, our daughter, two grandboys 9 and 5 (centre of the universe and masters of our house once a week and every other weekend), and an ever growing stash of fabric (lovingly referred to as “crap” by husband).
I have been quilting for 18 years, and it is consuming my time, my budget and large parts of both my brain and our house (hence the patient husband). I am pretty much a design-as-you-make-it-up quilter and enjoy the process even more than the finished project. I love playing with scraps of fabric and turning them into small, funny quilts. My first book was published in March 2012 and I also design patterns and teach classes.